Ruth Dargan

Loreto College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin

I was delighted to be chosen as Deputy Head Girl in Sixth Year, elected by my peers and teachers. For my Leaving Cert, I undertook all Higher Level subjects, namely Maths, English, Accounting, Chemistry, Music, German and Irish. I also won several academic awards at both class and subject level during my time at Loreto. I am an avid sports player and in Sixth Year was a recipient of a 'Sports Award'. Throughout my years in Loreto, I was proud to captain different hockey and camogie… Show more I was delighted to be chosen as Deputy Head Girl in Sixth Year, elected by my peers and teachers. For my Leaving Cert, I undertook all Higher Level subjects, namely Maths, English, Accounting, Chemistry, Music, German and Irish. I also won several academic awards at both class and subject level during my time at Loreto. I am an avid sports player and in Sixth Year was a recipient of a 'Sports Award'. Throughout my years in Loreto, I was proud to captain different hockey and camogie teams and represent the school in athletics. I was a member of the school choir for six years and travelled to Austria and Germany. I also participated in both English and Irish debating competitions, winning national awards for both. I took part in St. Andrew’s International Model United Nations for two years and participated as an ambassador and team captain for my chosen countries. I was tasked with writing resolutions on topical issues and debating to a floor of over 900 participants. Show less

CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education

Completed this dual MSc and MIM degree with a First Class Honours, where graduates are awarded an MSc in International Management from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and a Masters in International Management (MIM) from CEMS. CEMS is a global strategic alliance of 33 leading business schools, over 70 multinational organisations and 7 NGOs.

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UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

Activities and Societies: CEMS Club Dublin Committee Member Achieved a first class honours in my thesis and all UCD modules. Modules covered throughout the year included Corporate Finance, International Business Strategy, Global Leadership and Management Skills. Undertook extra-curricular language exams for German and Irish (Upper-intermediate B2 C.E.F.R. level), as well as studying Spanish as a fourth, new language (A1 C.E.F.R level). Completed the Advanced Intercultural Development Programme and the UCD Global Leadership programme and… Show more Achieved a first class honours in my thesis and all UCD modules. Modules covered throughout the year included Corporate Finance, International Business Strategy, Global Leadership and Management Skills. Undertook extra-curricular language exams for German and Irish (Upper-intermediate B2 C.E.F.R. level), as well as studying Spanish as a fourth, new language (A1 C.E.F.R level). Completed the Advanced Intercultural Development Programme and the UCD Global Leadership programme and was awarded the UCD Advantage Award for contribution to extra-curricular activities.The UCD Smurfit MSc in International Management programme is ranked 3rd in the world by the Financial Times. Show less

University College Dublin

Activities and Societies: Commerce & Economics Society (C&E), Literary & Historical Society (L&H), KPMG International Case Study Competition (KICC), Student rep on the 'Staff & Student Forum'. I undertook subjects such as 'Business Analytics', 'Financial Accounting', 'ICT in Business', 'Global Operations and Supply Chain Management', 'eMarketing and Social Networking', 'Marketing Firms and Customers' and 'Human Resources', achieving a minimum 2.1 grade in all. I also chose German as my elective and reached a B2.1 standard ('Independent User') on the Common European Framework of Reference.

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